|Rank|Name|Nationality|Time|
|---|---|---|---|
||Sule Utura|Ethiopia|15:38.70|
||Emebet Anteneh Mengistu|Ethiopia|15:40.13|
||Pauline Korikwiang|Kenya|15:40.93|
|4|Hyvin Jepkemoi|Kenya|15:42.64|
|5|Esther Ndiema|Kenya|15:43.48|
|6|Goytetom Gebresilasse|Ethiopia|15:49.90|
|7|Angeline Myiramsabimana|Rwanda|16:24.04|
|8|Mekdes Weldu|Eritrea|16:42.69|
|9|Thandiwe Nyathy|Zimbabwe|17:13.00|

Question: the total number of ethiopian runners
Answer: 3